85% of Banks’ Corporate Clients Plan to Engage With a Non-Bank Financial Institution Within the Next Year as Competition With Private Capital Intensifies March 16, 2026 Banks look to bolster AI expertise with external hires (40%) as upskilling proves challenging Only 29% of IT budgets are currently directed to transformative technologies Corporate Investment Banks executives bet on tokenized products (51%) to improve performance
Labour told to scrap ‘arbitrary’ inheritance tax system March 15, 2026 The UK government is being urged to scrap the inheritance tax system following warnings that that it enforces the UK as a “high-tax outlier” and risks stifling investment and driving entrepreneurs abroad. A new report from the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) highlights that nearly half of the 38 OECD countries – where members are [...]
Older Brits avoid investing over fears of losing money March 13, 2026 Older Brits are swerving the stock market over fears of losing capital despite growing warnings that people are approaching retirement without sufficient funds. Baby Boomers and Gen X admitted that they avoided investing and kept money in savings accounts, claiming the potential risk of losing capital over rides boosting wealth, according to the latest survey [...]
Experian and OpenAI Launch the UK’s First Credit Score App Inside ChatGPT March 13, 2026 Combining the UK’s most trusted credit score with aggregated, anonymised data to give consumers contextual insights for better financial decisions This marks Experian’s latest step in promoting transparency and learning around credit scores, reinforcing its mission to “better your score, better your story” The new Experian Credit Score app is searchable in ChatGPT via @Experian UK
What happens now after Lloyds Bank’s tech disaster? March 13, 2026 Customers at Lloyds Banking Group were sent into panic on Thursday morning after a number of users opened their mobile app to find rogue transactions that did not belong to them. Screenshots quickly flooded social media with many of the bank’s 28m customers describing their horror at seeing up thousands of pounds of bizarre payments. [...]
Reply at NVIDIA GTC: Digital Twins and Physical AI Driving the Next Stage of Industrial Value Creation March 13, 2026 Reply [EXM, STAR: REY] will be present at NVIDIA GTC from 16 to 19 March 2026 in San Jose, California, showcasing how companies can optimise production and logistics processes, scale robotics and sustainably increase industrial performance using digital twin technology and physical AI. The conference is regarded as the most important international meeting point for [...]
Global trade runs on trust – that’s why insurance is important in a time of war March 13, 2026 The Iran conflict could be devastating, but while risks evolve and routes shift, trade continues to find a way, says Benoit Urbin As expected, the latest military escalation involving the United States, Israel and Iran has reintroduced uncertainty into global markets. Energy markets have already come under upward pressure due to the risk of supply [...]
REPLY: The Board of Directors Approved the Draft Financial Statements for the Year 2025 March 12, 2026 All economic indicators are positive. Consolidated turnover of €2,483.6 million (€2,300.5 million in 2024); EBITDA at €467.6 million (€410.6 million in 2024); EBIT at €391.7 million (€330.4 million in 2024) Group net profit at €250.9 million (€211.1 million in 2024) Approval of the proposed dividend distribution of €1.35 per share.
John Lewis boss: Labour must keep pledge to reform business rates March 12, 2026 Labour must honour its manifesto promise to fundamentally reform the business rates system, John Lewis boss Jason Tarry has said. The retail chairman said the changes at last year’s Budget were positive for retail but offered a “short-term” fix to a system which unfairly disadvantages physical retailers as opposed to online shops. Chancellor Rachel Reeves [...]
EIG’s MidOcean Energy to Acquire Additional Gorgon LNG Interest from JERA; Parties Explore Strategic Alliance March 12, 2026 Transaction increases MidOcean’s equity exposure to premier Australian LNG project Adds incremental uncontracted LNG volumes, enhancing portfolio optimization and marketing flexibility Planning future collaborations, exploring further transactions and opportunities with JERA across other assets globally with the aim of creating a future strategic alliance